Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-02-04


Nv Guild it return to us at his death?
am sure if he is to sit up All night, he
will DESTROY his health and die" she
mournfully added.
at would return into the family
SPOKE Oscar. hrsitating where the
pause has been put.
Alice Dalrymple. who had been buried
in rrvcrie. looked up. A contingency
had occurred to her which she had
never thought of before; SO entirely
had the Grange been theirs, in their
fathers recent lifetime, and in the GER
taintv of its descending to Charles aft
onward. Suppose any thing were to
happen to Charles?' She said. whose
would the Grange be? Mamma's?'
No one answered her.
Oscar, ! ask YOU, would it 60 to
mamma"
No"
"To whom. them"
"My dear" interposcd Mrs. Dali
rymple, lit would be Oscars. 1t goes
to the male line"
The answer took both the young Ia
dies by surprise, but they were silent.
They stole glance at him; red. con-
scious light had flown into his usually
pale cheek.
81 never knew it," breathcd Selma
"And il is of little import your know
likely to come in to the Grange as | am
to bc made prime minister. Charles is
younger man than ! am.
But, if Charles were to play 1t
away resumed Alice, ~, would be
yours then.
Alice, You are unusually dull to-
day." said Mrs. Dalrymplc. "Were
Charles to be so infatuated which
have little fear of; none, indeed il
would not be Oscar any more than ii
is now"
..WhoSc then, mamma? was think
inc of something else when you were
taking"
"Charles' still. Only he could not
enjoy it. His creditors would take
care of that"
"poor Charlcs." uttered Alice. ale
has been left to himself, up there, he
has had nobody TO turn to for advice
or counsel. and dare say he has only
done, what he has done, from thought
| lcSSness. A word from mamma may
set him right. Do you not think you
ought to go to him. mammal
Yes, Alice. l have been resolving
on it, now. as we were talking
1T Is the only plan," returned Os-
car, looking at Mrs. Dalrymple. ale
may listen to you"
Il will go-to-morrow is Sunday
the first thing on Monday morning
You must accompany me, Oscar"
elf you wish it. will
! Monday morning dawncd, and all
got up to the early brcakfast-tabl /;
even Alice, whose lamcncss was an
apology for not rising early in general.
In the midst of breakfast. James came
in, and looked at Oscar Dalrymplc.
will you please to step here, sir, a
minuic?"
"What for?"
"Just for minute. SIR" repeated
James.
Oscar went out. some brcad-and-
ter in his hand, for there was no time
to spare. James shut the door.
| Here's Reuben come down. sir, by
the night mail" he whispered: "IIc
told me to fetch you out to him. but
not to say to mistress that it was him. y"
Oscar walked quickly across the hall.
Reuben, who WAS pecping for him.
from the Kitchen passage. turned into
an empty room. Oscar followed.
"What is it? What has brought you
from town."
The old servant trembled with agita-
ton, and grasped hold of the back of a
chair. "Oh, Mr.. Oscar! it is all over.
My poor young master is gone"
Oscar sat down. seemingly uncon-
scious what he did, and the same red
| light came into his checks.
The very night you left. sir, he went
ont again with those men. Before he
went, he told me he was ruined, and
more than ruined He never came
back. He followed on the fate of the
first Charles Dairymple; but he did not
come home To DO it.
''lle has d, sire led HIMSELF"
ale has. he has
GLOW? In what manncr?"
"Drowned. sir He jumped over
misunderstanding, right into the
water. Oh. what distraction his poor
mind must have been in, to urge him
! to such 4 death as that
Oscar rose and looked from the win
dow. Cold as was his nature, the news
could not fail to shock him although
he was the inheritor.
"Has the body been foundP" he
presently asked.
mo. Perhaps it never will DO. The
officers say, not half the bodies that
get into the Thames ever see the light
again. But his fate is as certain, sir.
as if it had been; and it may yet be
found. Curious to say, a young man
who works for his tailor, passed along
the bridge, just before two o'clock,
and saw him there. half hanging over the
parapct, just as if he was going to drop
into it. lie pulled him back, but. he
says, when he saw it was Mr.. DIAL
rymplc, he begged his pardon and
walked on. At two, the men, in a
barge there, heard the splash in the
water. and the next day his hat was
found in the stream, and brought
home"
1T Is sad news" said Oscar 81 and
Mrs. Dalrymple were on the point of
starting for London. 1t is of no usq
now"
Oscar" called out the voice of Mrs.
Dalrymple, ''whcre are you? We have
not many minutes"
"How ever shall break it to them?"
muttcred Oscar. II do not like the
mission"
He walked across the hall, nom his
o1Cn, and re-entered the breakfast room.
He proceeded with his task as well as
he could, and got through it, not telling
them the worst particulars at first. and
almost thankful that Alice tainted and
fell on the floor. because it caused some
diversion to Mrs. Dalrymple's death-like
shock.
And. ere the midday sun was at its
height. the estate was ringing with the
news that its generous young landlord
had passed away, with his faults and